allege \eh-LEJ\ (verb) - To assert as true; to assert without providing proof.

"The suspected perpetrator of what police allege to be a crime has been suspended from the force pending further investigation."

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diaphanous \di-AE-feh-nehs\ (adjective) - Thin and fragile, translucent, filmy or flimsy.

"Jacob's lie was so diaphanous that even his dog could see through it"

From Greek dia- "through" + phainein "to show". The ...Read More

verbiage \VUR-bee-ij\ (noun) - 1 : An overabundance of words; wordiness. 2 : Manner or style of expression; diction.

"I'm aware that I may be boring you, I'm cognizant of the fact that I have a tendency to excessive ...Read More

pervious \PER-vi-ehs\ (adjective) - 1 : Permeable, penetrable, allowing passage through itself; 2 : susceptible to reason, approachable, can be reasoned with.

"Pamela is a pervious supervisor; approach her calmly and ...Read More

snook \SNOOK\ (noun) - 1 : A gesture of defiance and/or derision. 2 : Any of several kinds of salt-water fish of family Centropomidae, such as the sergeant-fish and the robalo.

"Sarah's rendition of 'I'm still standing'...Read More

collage \kuh-LAZH\ (noun) - A form of art where various disparate objects are assembled together.

"Troy would usually start his epic canvases by assembling a collage of disturbing imagery which he would transfer down ...Read More